Compatible blends of two or more interpolymers that follow the slocombewesp rule of azeotropic line clarity and solutions thereof



Nov. 21, 1961 R. J. SLOCOMBE 3,009,895

COMPATIBLE BLENDS OF TWO OR MORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBE-WESF RULE OF AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOFFiled Dec. 51, 1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. I.

ACRYLONITRILE lOOlo [00% lOO/o MEI'HYLSTYRENE STYRENE ACRYLQNITRILEISTYRENE METHYLSTYRENE TERPOLYMERS WT. lo

INVENTOR A TTOENEY P0858? \l- JLOCOMBE' Nov. 21, 1961 R. J. 'SLOCOMBE3,009,895

COMPATIB BLENDS OF TWO 0R ORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT F0 w THE. s 0MBE-WESPRULE OF EOTRO LINE CLARITY AN SOLUTIONS THEREO Filed Dec. a1, 1956 22Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. 2.

ACRYLONITRILE 00 /0 INVENTOR ROBERT J. SLOCQMBE ATTORNEY Nov. 21, 1961R. .SLOCOMBE 3,009,895

COMPATIBLE BLENDS OF T OR MORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBE-WESP RULE o ZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND v sown THEREOF FiledDec. 31, 1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 3 IOOV ACRYLQNITRILE DIETHYL FUMARATE$TYRENE/ACRYLQNITR1LE/DIETHYL FUMARATE TERPOLYMERS WT lo INVENTOR ROBERTJ. SLOCOMBE BY' ATTORNEY I Nov. 21, 1961 R. J. SLOCOMBE ,0

COMPATIBLE BLENDS OF TWO OR MORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBE-WESP RULE OF AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOFFiled Dec. 31, 1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 4 A a VA 103 STYR ENE ACRYLONITRILE/METHYL M ETHACRYLATE 'TERPOLYMERS WT lfl INVENTOR I ROBE RT .1.SLOCOMB'E AT TORNE Y Nov. 21, 1961 R. J. SLOCOM 3,0 ,8 5 COMPATIBLEBLENDS OF TWO OR MORE INT POLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THE SLOCOMBE-WESP RULE OFAZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOF 22 Sheets-Sheet 5 FiledDec. 31, 1956 STYRENE lOOlo [00% ACRYLONITRILE METHYL VINYL KETONE QSTYRENE/ACRYLONITRILE[METHYL VINYL KETONE TERPOLYMERS WT. le

INVENTOR ROBERT J. SLOCOMBE ATTORNEY Nov. 21, 1961 R. .SLOCOM 3, 95

COMPATIBLE BLENDS OF T OR MORE INT POLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBE-WESP RULE OF AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOFFiled Dec. 31, 1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 6 00% ln ACRYLONTRILE METHACRYLONTRLE STYRENE IACRYLONTR'LE/ METHACRYLONITRILE TERPOLYMERS INVENTOR ROBERTJ. SLO COMBE I ATTORIIIEY Nov. 21, 1961 R. .SLOCOM 3,009

COMPATIBLE BLENDS OF T OR MORE INT POLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBE-WESP RULE OF AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOF 22SheetsSheet 7 Filed Dec. 31, 1956 FIG 7 VINYLXYLENE vvsml vvvvvW/MA/VWWWV 00] 0 l ACRYLONlTRlLE METHYL ME'I'HACRYLATE \IINYLXYLENEIACRYLONITRILE/METHYL' METHACRYLATE TERPOLYMERS WT. lo

INVENTOR ROBERT J. SLOCOMBE TTORNEY 1961 R. J. SLOCOMBE 3,009,895

COMPATIBLE BLENDS OF TWO OR MORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBE-WESP RULE. OF AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOFFiled Dec. 31, 1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 8 |OOI0 [00 ACRY LONITRILE MONOETHYLMALEATE' STYRENEIACRYLONITRILE/ MONOETHYL MALEATE TERPOLYMERS WT l IN VEN TOR ROBERT J. SLOCOM BE ATTORNE Y Nov. 21, 1961 .SLOCOMBE 3,009,895

R COM IBLE BLENDS OF T OR MORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT FOLLOW T SLOCOMBE-WESPRULE OF AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOF Filed Dec. 31,1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 9 A o AYAYAVAVA m AYAYAYAVAYAYAVMQAYAVAVAVAYAVAYAYA vvvvv W V [00% 00I ACRYLONITRILE n -BUTYL METHACRYLATESTYRENEIACRYLONITRILE Ih-BUTYL METHACRYLATE TERPOLYMERS WT l INVENTORROBERT J. SLOCOMBE BY 9 z 9 ATTORNEY Nov. 21, 1961 R. J. SLOCOM 3, 0

CO TIB BLENDS OF TWO OR MORE IN POLYMERS THAT FOLLOW E S OMBEWESP RULEOF AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOF Filed Dec. a1, 1956 22Sheets-Sheet 1o STYRENE IACRYLONlTRlLE i- PRO PYL METHACRYLATETERPOLYMERS WT l , INVENTOR ROBERT J. SLOCOMBE 6 ATTORNEY Nov. 21, 1961R. J. SLOCOMBE 3, 0 5

COMPATIBLE BLENDS OF TWO OR MORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBE-WESP RULE 0F AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOFFiled Dec. 31, 1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 11 FIG H M24 Mir/ma l/nma A's/a:lmvn/z' 171/0 ma;

IN VE NTOR ROBE RT J. SLOCOMBE ATTORNEY Nov. 21, 1961 R. J. SLOCOMBE3,009,895

COMPATIBLE BLENDS 0F Two OR MORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBE-WESP RULE OF AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOFFiled Dec. 31, 1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 12 FIG I2 INVENTOR ROBERT J.SLOCOMBE 6? ATTORNEY Nov. 21, 1961 R. J. SLOCOMBE 3, 9

COMPATIBLE BLENDS OF Two OR MORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBE-WESP RULE OF AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOFFiled Dec. 31, 1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 13 FIG I3 VA A WAY

Y YAVA 7E1? POLYMERS- INVENTOR ROBERT J. SLOCOMBE ATTORNEY Nov. 21, 1961R. .SLOCOMBE 3,009,895

COMPATIBLE BLENDS OF T OR MORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBEI-WESP RULE o ZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTI THEREOF FiledDec. 51, 1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 14 FIG. l4

STYR ENE AYYA AVA AVAYA AYAVAVAVAYAY 100% IOOV METHACRYUC AUD DIETHYLFUMARATE STYRENE/METHACRYLIC ACID IDIETHYL FUMARATE TERPOLYMERS INVENTORROBERT J. SLOCOMBE ATTORNEY Nov. 21, 1961 R. .SLOCOMB E 3, 0 ,895

COMPATIBLE BLENDS OF T OR MORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBE-WESP RULE OF AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOFFiled Dec. 31, 1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 15 FIG 15 VINYLTOLU ENE AAVAVAVAVMYA WAYAVAVA |O0In |0Olo METHACRYLIC AClD METHACRYLONITRLEVINYLTOLU ENE IMETHACRYUC ACID/METHACRYLONITRILE TERPOLYMERS WT /o IINVENTOR ROBERT J. SLOCOMBE Nov. 21, 1961 R. .SLOCOMBE 3,009,895

COMPATIBLE BLENDS OF T OR MORE INTERPOLYMERS THAT FOLLOW THESLOCOMBE-WESP RULE OF AZEOTROPIC LINE CLARITY AND SOLUTIONS THEREOFFiled Dec. 51, 1956 22 Sheets-Sheet 16 Fl G [6 AYAYAVAYA AYAYAYAYAVAAYAYAYAYAYAYA AYAYAYAYAYW AVA AYAYAYAYA 77 Y max/4W4 rows/v:- Jonem rwe;

INVENTOR ROBERT J. SLOCOMBE ATTORNEY

1. A COMPOSITION OF MATTER COMPRISING A COMPATIBLE BLEND OF POLYMERS AAND B, SAID BLEND BEING CAPABLE OF FORMING A CLEAR HOMOGENEOUS FILM ONCASTING FROM SOLUTION, POLYMER A BEING A NON-OPAQUE TERPOLYMER PREPAREDBY SUBJECTING TO BATCH FREE-RADICAL POLYMERIZATION CONDITIONS AMONOMERIC MIXTURE CONSISTING OF ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED MONOMERS (A),(B) AND (C), WHEREIN (A) IS AN ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED MONOMER THATFORMS A BINARY AZEOTROPIC COPOLOYMER WITH (B) AND THAT ALSO FORMS ABINARY AZETROPIC COPOLYMER WITH (C) AND WHEREIN (B) AND (C) AREETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED MONOMERS THAT DO NOT FORM A BINARY AZEOTROPICCOPOLYMER WITH EACH OTHER AND WHEREIN THE SYSTEM (A)/(B)/(C) IS SUCHTHAT THE LINE JOINING THE (A)/(B) AND THE (A)/(C) BINARY POLYMERIZATIONAZEOTROPE COMPOSITIONS AS PLOTTED ON AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGULARCOORDINATE GRAPH DEFINES MONOMER COMPOSITION ALL OF WHICH FORM CLEARTERPOLYMERS, THE PROPORTIONS OF THE THRE MONOMERS IN SAID MONOMERICMIXTURE BEING LIMITED TO THOSE IN THE AREA OF MIXTURES THAT PRODUCENON-OPAQUE TERPOLYMERS, SAID AREA ENCOMPASSING THE AFORESAID LINE,POLYMER B BEING AN INTERPOLYMER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF(I) A TERPOLYER OF SAID (A), SAID (B) AND SAID (C) SATISFYING ALL OF THEREQUIREMENTS SET FORTH ABOVE FOR POLYMER A BUT THE PROPORTIONS OF THETHREE MONOMERS IN THE MONOMERIC MIXTURE BEING DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OFPOLYMER A, (II) A BINARY AZEOTROPIC COPOLYMER OF SAID (A) AND SAID (B),AND (III) A BINARY AZEOTROPIC COPOLYMER OF SAID (A) AND SAID (C), (A),(B) AND (C) IN POLYMER B BEING RESPECTIVELY IDENTICAL WITH (A), (B) AND(C) IN POLYMER A, SAID TRIANGULAR GRAPH DEPICTING THE PERCENTAGECOMPOSITION OF MONOMERS (A), (B) AND (C) IN MIXTURES THEREOF AND THETHREE APEXES OF SAID GRAPH RESPECTIVELY DESIGNAT ING 100 PERCENT OF THERESPECTIVE THREE MONOMERS.